Week in Review News & Rumors

A look back at all the NBA's big news from the past week.

• Tyson Chandler was named the league's Defensive Player of the Year. 
• Ryan Anderson was named the league's Most Improved Player. 
• James Harden and Anthony Davis were added to Team USA's 20 player pool. 
• The Suns are targeting Cavaliers restricted free agent Alonzo Gee this offseason. 
• Now that Aaron Brooks has returned from China, he's looking for a starting point guard job in the NBA.  
• Brandon Jennings is still seeking an extension from the Bucks. 
• Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor is looking for a successor. 
• The Trail Blazers are interested in talking to Pacers GM David Morway about becoming their general manager. 
• Jason Kidd will seek a mid-level type offer and may prefer retirement to playing for the veteran's minimum. 
• The Suns are very likely to match all offers for their restricted free agent center Robin Lopez. 
• The Jazz are not looking to trade power forward Paul Millsap. 
• Scott Skiles will return next season as head coach of the Bucks. 
• Gregg Popovich was named the league's Coach of the Year. 
• After spending the season in Lithuania, Sonny Weems is drawing some NBA interest. 
• The Nets officially moved to Brooklyn. 
• Paul Silas will not return to coach the Bobcats. 
• The Wizards will again place Andray Blatche on the trading block. 

A look back at the NBA's biggest stories from the past week.

• Derrick Rose will miss the rest of the season, and the 2012 Summer Olympics, after tearing his ACL in yesterday's victory over the Sixers.
• Jamal Crawford says he will opt-out of his contract for next season. 
• The city of Sacramento and the Kings have failed to reach a deal on the construction of a new arena, placing the team's future in jeopardy.
• The NBA is under investigation from the US Attorney's office.
• The Trail Blazers are likely to match all offers for restricted free agent Nicolas Batum. A few teams are currently eyeing him, including the Spurs. 
• Gerald Wallace wants a multi-year contract. 
• The Raptors have exercised the option on first year head coach Dwane Casey's contract. 
• Despite saying he wants to spend the rest of his career with the Magic, Jameer Nelson will likely opt-out of his contract.
• Antawn Jamison will not return to the Cavaliers next season. 
• The Spurs signed Derrick Byars. 
• Al Horford will not return for the second round of the playoffs.
• Sasha Vujacic will seek a return to the NBA.  
• Beno Udrih is set to exercise his player option with the Bucks.
• Dominique Ferguson will declare for the NBA draft. 
• Warriors new general manager Bob Myers wants to retain Brandon Rush. 
• The Rockets plan to add Donatas Motiejunas next season. 
• The Sixers signed Xavier Silas. 
• The Knicks have named Glen Grunwald their permanent general manager. 
• Baylor forward Quincy Miller is set to enter the NBA draft. 
• The Wizards and Ernie Grunfeld have agreed on a new contract extension. 
• John Hammond is interested in the Trail Blazer's open general manager position. 
• Courtney Lee wants to return to the Rockets. 
• The Rockets signed Dionte Christmas. 
• The Timberwolves exercised the option on general manager David Khan's contract. 
• The Clippers recalled Travis Leslie from the D-league. 

Here’s a look back at all the NBA’s most important news from the past week.

• The Mavericks decided to cut their losses with Lamar Odom, deactivating last year’s Sixth Man of the Year.
• Baylor’s Perry Jones III decided to enter the 2012 NBA draft. 
• The Cavaliers chose to re-sign guard Lester Hudson to another 10-day contract. 
• Raymond Felton said he would love to continue his career with the Trail Blazers. 
• The Hornets signed Jerome Dyson to a 10-day contract. 
• The Jazz signed Blake Ahearn to a 10-day contract. 
• The Warriors are showing an interest in Lamar Odom. 
• Steve Kerr is not interested in becoming the Trail Blazers’ next general manager. 
• Jamal Crawford is expected to decline his option with the Trail Blazers next month. There’s speculation that he’s interested in rejoining the Warriors. 
• Jason Kidd says he wants to play another year. 
• Metta World Peace says he considered retiring last year. 
• The Rockets signed Diamon Simpson. 
• Dwight Howard insists he didn’t ask upper management to fire Stan Van Gundy. 
• Florida freshman Bradley Beal will enter the 2012 NBA draft. 
• Connecticut freshman Andre Drummond will also enter the 2012 NBA Draft. 
• Tom Benson has decided to purchase the Hornets from the NBA for $338MM.
• North Texas freshman Tony Mitchell will enter the 2012 NBA Draft. 
• Shawne Williams will opt in with the Trail Blazers, and exercise his player option for the upcoming season.
• The Hornets will retain the services of head coach Monty Williams and general manager Dell Demps.
• Gerald Wallace says he’s open to returning to the Nets. 
• The Bobcats signed former Cavalier Jamario Moon for the rest of this season.
• Ramon Sessions says he’s looking for a long term contract offer from the Lakers.
• The Wizards will likely waive Roger Mason Jr. after he undergoes season ending finger surgery this Monday. 

A look back at the most important NBA stories from the past week. 

• The week's biggest story, by far, was Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy telling reporters he was made aware that Dwight Howard wants him fired. 
• The Nets have shut down center Brook Lopez for the rest of the season. 
• Former Knicks general manager Donnie Walsh has been given permission by the team to seek another opportunity with a different organization. 
• Mississippi State's Arnett Moultrie has declared for the draft. 
• The Raptors re-signed Ben Uzoh and Alan Anderson to second 10-day contracts. 
• The Raptors also signed Justin Dentmon to a 10-day contract. 
• The Grizzlies sent Josh Selby down to the D-League. 
• In a bit of draft news, Syracuse's Fab Melo will enter the draft, UNC forward James McAdoo will stay in school, and Isaiah Cannan will stay at Murray State. 
• The Wizards signed James Singelton to a 10-day contract. 
• The Rockets sent Courtney Fortson down to the D-League. 
• The Bulls signed Mike James for the rest of the season. 
• The Rockets re-signed Earl Boykins to a second 10-day contract. 
• John Calipari announced he is not interested in taking an NBA job. 
• The Lakers have shown interest in Nets guard Gerald Green. 
• Steve Nash announced his plans to play at least three more seasons. 
• Antawn Jamison says his days in Cleveland are numbered. 
• Deron Williams made it clear he would test the market upon becoming a free agent this summer. New Jersey's chances of keeping him are slim. 
• Jeremy Lin underwent season-ending knee surgery. 
• Shawne Williams will not accept a buy out from the Trail Blazers. 
• The Warriors announced they will not re-sign Keith Benson. 
• The Rockets are showing interest in Joey Dorsey, who's currently playing in Greece. 

• Sixers guard Louis Williams discussed his 2012/13 option. 
• Earl Boykins agreed to a 10-day contract with the Rockets. 
• Alan Anderson was signed by the Raptors to a 10-day contract. 
• College basketball's Austin Rivers of Duke declared for the NBA draft.
• Clippers owner Donald Sterling voiced his support for head coach Vinny Del Negro.  
• Ben Uzoh was signed by the Raptors to a 10-day contract.
• The Spurs signed Patrick Mills. 
• The Rockets signed Malcolm Thomas to a 10-day contract. They also announced that Courtney Fortson would be signed for the rest of the season. 
• Jerryd Bayless will miss the remainder of the season because of a torn left oblique muscle. 
• Dominic McGuire spoke about his desire to stay with the Warriors beyond this season. 
• NBA commissioner David Stern shared a few thoughts on the CBA, Seattle, replay during the game, and the NCAA. 
• We noted some injury updates for Amare Stoudemire, Richard Hamilton, and Eric Gordon.
• The Wizards signed Cartier Martin to a 10-day contract. 
• Kirk Hinrich, an unrestricted free agent this summer, says he wouldn't mind a return to the Bulls. 
• Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley closed talks with billionaire Larry Ellison regarding the sale of the team.
• Steve Nash discussed his impending free agency. 
• Paul Allen denied that he was entertaining offers for the sale of the Trail Blazers. 
• North Carolina's Harrison Barnes, John Henson, and Kendall Marshall declared for the NBA draft.  
• Jason Terry says that he would be interested in joining the Heat as a free agent. 
• The Cavaliers signed Lester Hudson  to a 10-day contract. 
• The Nets signed Dennis Horner to a 10-day contract. 
• Rasheed Wallace is unlikely to play this season.
• The Kings signed Terrence Williams for the remainder of the season. 
• Fresh off of a championship run in the Chinese Basketball Association, Stephon Marbury says that he has no interest in joining the Knicks. 
• The Warriors signed Mickell Gladness for the rest of the season. 

Here's a look back at all the NBA's biggest stories from the past week. 

• Boston center Jermaine O'Neal made the decision to have season-ending wrist surgery. 
• Minnesota big man and 14-year veteran Brad Miller will retire at the end of this season. 
• As expected, the Lakers announced they intend to pick up Andrew Bynum's $16.1MM option for next year. 
• After being waived by Portland, Chris Johnson was claimed off waivers by New Orleans. 
• Sacramento will extend a qualifying offer to Jason Thompson at the end of this season. 
• Memphis signed the recently amnestied Gilbert Arenas to a one-year deal for the veteran's minimum. 
• Philadelphia decided to part ways with Andres Nocioni, waiving the forward currently in the fifth year of a six-year contract. Nocioni then signed with a team in Spain. 
• Cleveland made the decision to waive the seven-foot Ryan Hollins, who was then quickly signed by Boston. 
• Portland's Elliot Williams underwent season-ending surgery to help repair an injured left shoulder. 
• After being bought out by Houston, Derek Fisher signed with Oklahoma City. 
• Charlotte bought out Boris Diaw. The forward later signed with San Antonio. 
• Sacramento signed Terrence Williams to a 10-day contract. 
• Long time member of the Pacers, Jeff Foster has announced his retirement. 
• After being bought out by Denver, Ronny Turiaf was signed by Miami. 
• Portland claimed J.J. Hickson off waivers. 
• San Antonio signed Patrick Mills. 
• Golden State signed Mickell Gladness. 
• Dallas decided to waive Sean Williams. 
• Denver guard Rudy Fernandez will miss the rest of the season after undergoing back surgery. 
• Dallas signed Kelenna Azubuike. 
• Toronto waived Rasual Butler. 
• Indiana signed Kyrylo Fesenko. 
• San Antonio signed Justin Dentmon.

Here is a look back at the most important news from the NBA's busiest week:

• Dwight Howard is staying put in Orlando, as the Magic center agreed to waiver his early termination option and remain with the team through the end of next season.
• The Nuggets signed Wilson Chandler to a five year, $37MM deal.
• The Clippers will keep Bobby Simmons for the rest of the year and the Nets will keep Gerald Green.  Both players were on their second 10-day contracts. 
• The Spurs reached an agreement with Patrick Mills, who spent most of the year playing in China.
• The Nuggets, Wizards and Clippers agreed to a three-way deal that sent Nick Young to the Clippers, JaVale McGee and Ronny Turiaf to the Nuggets and Nene Hilario, Brian Cook and a 2015 second round pick to the Wizards.  Turiaf was then waived by Denver.
• Greg Oden and Chris Johnson were waived by the Blazers.  Portland also fired coach Nate McMillan. 
• Gilbert Arenas will work out for the Grizzlies on Monday in hopes of securing a contract.  Speaking of Memphis, a billionaire wants to buy the team and potentially move it.
• The Pacers acquired Leandro Barbosa from the Raptors for a second round pick and cash.
• The Lakers got the point guard they were seeking in Ramon Sessions in exchange for a first round pick and Luke Walton.  To make room in their background, they shipped Derek Fisher to Houston for Jordan Hill.  Fisher was then bought out by the Rockets, who also acquired Marcus Camby.
• The Nets traded for Gerald Wallace, giving the Blazers a top-3 protected first round in return which will likely be in the top 10.  The move could be seen as an attempt to keep Deron Williams, who plans to explore free agency.
• The Sixers traded a second round pick for Sam Young and bought out Andres Nocioni.  
• The Warriors and Bucks swapped Andrew Bogut and Monta Ellis in the deadline's biggest deal.  Stephen Jackson, who the Warriors also acquired in the deal, was then flipped to the Spurs for Richard Jefferson.
• The Cavs waived Jason Kapono and signed Manny Harris.
• Chris Kaman was not traded, and New Orleans appears committed to keeping him.
• Here is a useful summary of all the trade deadline deals for anything I missed.

A look back at all the most important news and rumors that happened last week:

• Minnesota point guard and league-wide sensation Ricky Rubio tore his ACL earlier this week. He will miss the rest of this season, along with this summer's Olympic games. 
• After missing out on signing Kenyon Martin and Joel Przybilla, Miami still find themselves in search of a reserve big man. 
•  After taking over for the fired Paul Westphal, Keith Smart's contract option to serve as Sacramento's head coach for the 2012/13 season was officially picked up by the team.  
• Jamal Crawford is reportedly drawing interest from Minnesota. It'll be interesting to see how Ricky Rubio's torn ACL affects this report. 
• Boris Diaw and his agent asked for Charlotte to buyout his contract. 
• Journeyman Leon Powe has officially signed a deal with a professional team in Puerto Rico. 
• Despite the names of several high profile players appearing constantly in rumors, NBA executives don't believe this deadline will be an especially active one.
• Chicago head coach Tom Thibodeau is perfectly content with the roster he has, and doesn't see why his team would need to make a deal.  
• The Trail Blazers are apparently interested in replacing Raymond Felton with Jose Calderon.  
• Indiana still has serious interest in acquiring Chris Kaman. 
• After putting on a string of performances exceeding his low expectations, Gerald Green was re-signed to a second 10-day contract by New Jersey.
• For the first time since entering the league, Milwaukee's Andrew Bogut is on the trade block. 
• The Clippers have re-signed Bobby Simmons to a second 10-day contract. 
• New Orleans signed Jeff Foote to a 10-day contract. 
• Houston continues to court Pau Gasol.
• Before the season started it was assumed that JaVale McGee would be extended a multi-year contract at some point by Washington in the near future. With his mercurial play making a gradual increase this season, the Wizards have made it clear that their one-time franchise center is available. 
• The Warriors will look to keep Klay Thompson unless they receive Dwight Howard in the deal. They're also looking to acquire Andrew Bogut. 
• The Grizzlies are not likely to move O.J. Mayo before the trade deadline. 

Here's a look back at this past week's most important stories: 

• The Maloof brothers reached an agreement in order to keep the Kings in Sacramento. 
• Andray Blatche is aggressively being shopped by the Wizards. 
• The Nets signed Gerald Green to a 10-day contract. 
• The Clippers signed Bobby Simmons to a 10-day contract.
• The Hornets signed Lance Thomas for the remainder of the season and Solomon Jones to another 10-day contract, respectively. 
• On Tuesday, we learned that Brandon Roy is contemplating a comeback. 
• Mickell Gladness signed another 10-day contract with the Heat. 
• The latest on Wilson Chandler's journey back to the NBA. 
• Dan Gadzuric earned a stint with the D-League. 
• Jamario Moon, who had been part of the deal involving Mo Williams and Baron Davis last year, is headed to the D-League. 
• The Suns don't intend to trade Steve Nash, although one writer believes that re-signing him this summer could be a longshot. 
• The Celtics are interested in Michael Beasley. 
• The Magic have been keeping an eye on Monta Ellis, but the Warriors are not interested in a deal unless it involves Dwight Howard going to Oakland.  
• Patrick Mills received his FIBA clearance in order to return to the NBA. 
• The Hawks have re-signed Erick Dampier for the remainder of the season. 
• According to Sam Amico, it would be "a miracle" if Ramon Sessions was on the Cavaliers past the trade deadline. 
• The Cavaliers re-signed Manny Harris to a 10-day contract.
• On Thursday, the latest rumors surrounding Rajon Rondo were examined.  
• The Celtics reportedly have interest in Josh Smith, and it seems like any of the big three could be had in the right deal. On Friday, we looked at a few stories in which Smith's name surfaced. 
• Billy Hunter offered his thoughts on the future and the next CBA. 
• Keith Smart will remain the head coach of the Kings for the 2012/13 season. 
• Here are the latest updates surrounding Lamar Odom's enigmatic season. 
• Gerald Wallace hopes to re-sign with the Trail Blazers with a long-term deal. 
• The Lakers have another list of point guards on their radar in case their main targets can't be acquired. 
• Brook Lopez voiced his hopes to stay with the Nets. 
• Chris Kaman commented on the trade rumors that have been surrounding him. 
• If you missed anything that pertained to Dwight Howard this week, you can find it here. 

Here's a look back at the biggest stories we covered from the past week:

• Dwight Howard's ongoing trade saga stayed in the news. 
• Steve Nash says he'd be "completely open" to a trade.
• Rumors of the Lakers trading Pau Gasol has been picking up steam.  
• Wilson Chandler's return to the NBA has been a topic of much discussion. 
• Atlanta re-signed Erick Dampier for a second 10-day contract. 
• Unfortunate news out of Portland, as it was announced Greg Oden will miss the rest of this season after undergoing a third microfracture knee surgery. He has no plans to retire.
• The Cavaliers signed Manny Harris to a 10-day contract.
• The Spurs signed Eric Dawson to a 10-day contract. 
• The Hornets re-signed Donald Sloan to a second 10-day contract. 
• After it was speculated that Hawks forward Marvin Williams had requested a trade, Williams came out and denied everything. 
• Center Joel Przybilla signed with Portland. 
• Nets forward Shawne Williams underwent foot surgery and will miss the rest of the season. 
• Clippers guard Chris Paul confirmed what most already suspected when he announced he'd pick up his player option for the 2012/13 season. 
• The Lakers will sign former Piston and Celtic Rasheed Wallace. 
• The league plans to make 13-man rosters permanent.